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Admin bets on their way to dominating Senate race

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Updated as of May 14 05:56 AM

MANILA (3rd UPDATE)—Administration-backed candidates kept their lead in the Senate race, partial results from Monday's midterm elections showed. Read more »

Hope springs eternal for ‘page 2’ candidates in the Senate race

Celine Isabelle Samson, VERA Files
Posted at May 11 10:47 PM

With one day to go before E-Day, conventional wisdom is that those in the top six in the pre-election surveys of credible pollsters are assured of new Senate seats.   Read more »

'Matalo sana kayo!' What Lacson tells 'abusive, lazy, corrupt' candidates

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Posted at May 11 05:19 PM

Sen. Panfilo Lacson on Saturday wished "decent" and "honest" candidates good luck in the midterm elections Monday. Read more »

Missing in the 2019 election campaign discourse: protection of environment

Imelda V. Abano, VERA Files
Updated as of May 11 01:33 AM

(UPDATED) At the homestretch of the 2019 election campaign, environment groups are dismayed that the issue of environment protection has not been given much attention by the candidates. Read more »

Makabayan Coalition, nagsagawa ng miting de avance sa Plaza Miranda

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Posted at May 08 12:44 AM

Nagsagawa ng miting de avance ang Makabayan Coalition sa Plaza Miranda sa Quiapo, Maynila. Read more »

A closer look at the senatorial survey leaders

ABS-CBN Investigative and Research Group, infographic by Pamela Ramos, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 07 05:57 PM

Comprehensive profiles of the senatorial candidates who have consistently figured on top of the surveys since last year. Read more »

El Shaddai leader's senatorial list not an endorsement for bloc vote - adviser

Trishia Billones, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 06 02:27 PM

El Shaddai, a 5-million strong flock, does not have a bloc vote and a previously commissioned study showed only 40 percent of their total members would follow Velarde "blindly," said political adviser Wilfrido Villarama. Read more »

‘Sharks’ seek protection, visit political parties, House

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 02 10:20 PM

A pair of shark mascots visited the House of Representatives and headquarters of several political parties on Thursday to urge senatorial candidates to pass a measure that would protect the country’s 200 or so shark species. Read more »

ALAMIN: Ano ang hanap ng mga Pinoy sa mga kandidato?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 27 01:07 AM

Hindi corrupt at mapagkakatiwalaan ang dalawa sa pangunahing katangiang hinahanap ng mga Pilipino sa isang kandidato. Base ito sa resulta ng survey ng Social Weather Stations.  Read more »

Sara Duterte creating ‘noise’ with eye on 2022 presidency: Otso Diretso bets

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 10 04:18 PM

Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio is creating “unnecessary political noise” to “make herself relevant” ahead of the 2022 presidential elections where she is expected to contend, Otso Diretso candidates said Friday. Read more »

Duterte slurs vs Otso Diretso 'a good sign' - De Lima

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Posted at Mar 10 04:12 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte's tirades against the opposition senatorial slate is "a good sign", detained Sen. Leila de Lima said Sunday.  Read more »

Otso Diretso mounts 'difficult but crucial' campaign in Duterte-country Hong Kong

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 10 06:20 PM

Five members of opposition slate Otso Diretso approached groups of Filipino domestic workers along Chater Road here Sunday to woo support from an overseas Filipino workers' community that delivered President Rodrigo Duterte a landslide win in 2016. Read more »

19 senatorial bets, 2 debates on Harapan 2019's last Sunday

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 01 11:05 PM

A total of 19 Senate hopefuls will try to persuade the public they are each worthy of support as they address key national issues in the third and fourth installments of the Harapan 2019.  Read more »

Mga pahayag ng Senate bets na nag-'Harapan' sinalang sa fact-checking

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 20 05:09 PM

Isinailalim sa fact-checking ang mga pahayag ng mga kandidato sumalang sa unang "Harapan 2019." Read more »

'Bato' says will endure 'plastikan' in campaign despite fatigue

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 19 01:14 PM

Administration senatorial candidate Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa on Tuesday said he will endure the "plastikan" or insincerity during the 90-day campaign period for May's midterm elections despite his fatigue. Read more »

Duterte’s 11 senatorial bets

Rey Baniquet, Presidential Photo
Posted at Feb 15 05:00 PM

President Duterte raises the hands of Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-LABAN) senatorial bets during the party's Proclamation and kick-off rally held in San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan on Thursday. Duterte endorsed 11 senatorial bets including 6 non-PDP Laban members completing his preferred candidates list. Read more »

#Halalan2019: Campaign period sa national positions umarangkada na

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Updated as of Feb 12 09:40 PM

Umarangkada na ngayong Martes ang campaign period para sa mga national candidates na tatakbo sa pagkasenador o sa party-list sa halalan na gaganapin sa Mayo 13. Read more »

LISTAHAN: Mga tatakbong senador sa 2019 halalan

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Updated as of Jan 31 08:31 PM

Inilabas ng Commission on Elections ang pinal na listahan nito ng mga kandidato para sa pagkasenador sa 2019 halalan. Read more »

'Now candidates': Comelec dismisses disqualification cases vs Pimentel, Osmeña

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 26 04:10 PM

MANILA - Disqualification cases against re-electionist Senator Aquilino Pimentel III and former lawmaker Sergio Osmeña III have been dismissed, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Saturday, shortly after it released a partial list of senatorial candidates for the 2019 midterm polls. Read more »

Comelec releases partial list of senatorial candidates for 2019 polls

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 26 03:40 PM

The Commission on Elections released Saturday the final list of candidates for the 2019 midterm elections, about a month after the poll body's original deadline.   Read more »